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Battery storage planning in St. Helens
St. Helens has decided 3 battery storage schemes and approved 100% of them, taking a median of 2.5 months to decide. Consented capacity: 61 MW. 1 application still awaiting a decision.
⚠️ Small caseload (3 decided). Percentages here move a lot with one more decision — read them as indicative, not as a reliable rate.
How St. Helens compares
Against the 137 UK authorities with 5+ battery storage decisions, St. Helens sits in the 73rd percentile for approval rate (8 points above the England average) and the 93rd percentile for speed.
Every recorded scheme (5)
| Scheme | MW | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
Holiday Moss Landfill Site, Reeds Brow - Battery Storage Biffa Waste Services Limited · P/2022/0627/FUL · 2.4 mo to decide | 3 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-11-17 |
Biffa Electricity Generating Compound, Burtonhead Road - Battery Storage Biffa Waste Services Limited · P/2022/0557/FUL� · 2.5 mo to decide | 1 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-10-18 |
Sutton Manor - Battery Storage Facility Sizing John Limited · P/2022/0392/FUL · 3.4 mo to decide | 57 | Awaiting Construction | 2022-09-16 |
National Grids Rainhill Substation Battery storage facility Sizing John Limited · P/2021/0094/FUL | 57 | Revised | 2021-02-02 |
Burtonhead Road Tiger Energy · P/2017/0822/FUL | 30 | Abandoned | 2017-10-03 |
Does St. Helens approve battery storage schemes?
Yes — of the 3 battery storage schemes St. Helens has decided, 100% were approved (3 granted, 0 refused). The UK-wide rate for battery storage is 92%. Note this is a small caseload, so treat the percentage as indicative rather than statistically robust.
How long does a battery storage scheme application take in St. Helens?
The median time from application to decision is 2.5 months, against a UK median of 6 months for battery storage. That is measured between the submission and decision dates recorded in REPD, so it reflects the whole determination period including any extensions.
How much battery storage capacity has St. Helens consented?
61 MW has been consented across 3 approved schemes. A further 1 application awaits a decision.
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Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0 — 2026 Q1 extract. Approval rate is over decided applications only (approved ÷ approved+refused); withdrawn and undecided schemes are excluded. A permission later expired still counts as approved because consent was granted. REPD covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above, is published quarterly, and does not record refusal reasons — so nothing here explains why a scheme was refused. Screening context for site selection, not planning advice.
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